Still haven`t made a DVD yet .. HELP

Help! getting really desperate now! I use Tmpgenc to get my mv2 .. vitrual dub to get my wave.. i ifo to get my TS .. I end up with .. VT_TSifo VTS_01_0ifo VTS_01_0.vob VIDEO_TS.BUP VTS_01_0.BUP VTS_01_2.VOB . I have thrown them into NERO.. COPYTODVD SPRUCE UP .. & still all i can do with my dics are play them in my pc DVD not my standalone .. yet it DOES play DVD-R i I have tried several disc makes ... Someone .. Anyone ... help its all going out of the window soon at this rate!
Andy.

 

Sorry can't make any sense of your post.

Question though : Have you got ALL your files into a folder named VIDEO_TS(uppercase)?

If you haven't, then this may be the root cause of your problem.

Hope this helps.

 

Hi Baabaa Yes all my files are in higher case .. all i`m trying to do is to convert my files onto a dvd that plays on my standalone machine .. its a cyberhome .. i have got some dvd-r`f bought from er! the market & it plays them ... am i missing somthing from my TS set of files?

 

Have you got ALL your files ifo/vob/bup RESIDING in a folder named VIDEO_TS(uppercase)?

 

Give me a list of the EXACT files you have.

Also list the process you used.

 

VIDEO_TS(ifo file) VIDEO_TS.BUP VTS_01_0(ifo file) VTS_01_0.BUP VTS_01_1.VOB VTS_01_2.VOB 6files in total. i have read the "how to" list And as far as i can make out all i do now is burn my dvd ? But when i do .. the dvd works on the pc but not in the stand alone dvd player?

 

The files that you have listed, they need to be in a folder named VIDEO_TS are they?

 

yes .. they are all in a folder named VIDEO_TS and i have a folder named AUDIO_TS everything is in the Video folder

 

Right, what burning program are you using and what options are u using?

 

I have tried using nero ( the latest version ) by using the Video button and also tried the iso option .. both burns my dvd but neither works. I have also tried COPYTODVD which also burns my dvd But again only will make the disc work on my pc.

 

I started out using nero, which was okay for some time then I started to encounter compatibility issues.

Your problem for sure is a compatibility issue.

I have written a small guide for what I used in nero, I shall PM this to you, by no means is this guide bullet proof but it may help you.

Failing that, I have now got recordnowmax which is by far the most compatible dvd burning proggy that I have come across and would recommend it.

BTW did you use the 'get VTS sectors' on ifoedit as this has caused some problems in the past.

 

yes i did use the "get vts" button .. so technically i AM doing things right then ? .. you think i should try even more blank disc brands? i have used Bulkpaq, vivastar, plus a few more that have all eneded up in the dustbin

 

I use 'ritek' branded dvd-r's, a little more expensive but alot of people recommend this media.

I get these from www.blankdiscshop.co.uk

What option do you use in nero?

What is your dvd standalone?

Yes it looks like ur doing things right, your dvd-r will be compliant, just the dam thing wont play in ur standalone.

Media or software I think.

In nero there are 3 main dvd options to choose.

1.dvdvideo - pretty compatible
2.dvdudf/iso - more compatible
3.dvdudfonly - compatible with older players

The above is my opinion only as I have 4 standalones aswell as a PS2

 

thankyou for the info i`l try that on nero. one Question ... when i use ifoedit .. i use get vts button .. which i do .. is there anything else i have to do after that?

 

What I do is when ifoedit has completed it's thing (vob nav packs etc) I close ifoedit and re-open it, select the videots ifo and open, click on 'get VTS sectors' and just hit ok until no more message boxes come up.

Then that is it, u can close ifoedit down and just burn the folder.

I now use a proggy called dvd2one, and not ifoedit anymore, dvd2one does it all for u and is simple to use.

But we need to get a dvd-r playing in ur standalone first.

 

even as we speak .. i am using nero to burn my files fingers crossed ! ... reason i asked was incase i was missing somthing within the files i had made which was not making things work

 

BTW what standalone is yours and what r u burning?

 

cyberhome AD-L 528 it plays dvd/vcd/mp3/svcd/ even plays toast if you shove it in the front! ... just wondering because i haven`t cut up the film into chapters .. just the one will that make a difference ? i have got some pirate dvd`s bought that ARE dvd-R and it plays them no probs

 

I have a cyberhome 402.

The nero version I used was 5.5.9.17 (older version), this played nero dvd with the udf/iso format and udfonly format with no problems.

 

U P D A T E ! .. BaaBaa You are a star !! .. using your guide i have sucessfully made my first DVD ... hurrah no more coasters !!!!
now ... er how do i make dvd`s using AC sound .. ahh but thats another story !!
CHEEERS BAABAA !!!
Andy is now well happy